Toy telephone



G. A. WEST TOY TELEPHONE Dec. 8, 1925- Filed June 9; 1922 I INVENTOR George An Patented Dec. 8, T22

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GEORGE A. VJEST, OF EAST HAMPTON, CUIINECTEC'UT, AESllG-NOR TO GONG BELL MANU- FACTURING COMPANY, 033 HAMPTON, CONNECTECU'I, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

TOY TELEPHONE.

Application filed June 9, 1922.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, Greece A. Ins r, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of East Hampton, in the county of MiddleseX and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful improve,- ments in Toy Telephones, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, whereby anyone skilled in the art may make and use the same.

The invention relates to toys, and is particularly directed to a toy telephone, that is, a device which may be used to simulate the standard type of telephone and which will give a ringing call when the receiver arm is moved up and down.

The particular object of the invention is to simulate, in form and eitect, a standard telephone instrument, and to this end, the ringing device or gong is arranged within the base so that there is no appearance of a hell on the exterior of the device.

The parts are so arranged that the reeeiver hook transmits the necessary motion to a striker which operates a gong or bell in the base of the instrument.

The toy, as a whole, involves all of the elemental forms of the ordinary receiver and transmitter set, and is in effect, a minature of the standard type of telephone receiver and transmitter.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1, is a view illustrating the device with parts broken away.

Figure 2, is a vertical section illustrating the operating mechanism for the bell.

Figure 3, is a development of the standard formed from sheet metal.

Figure 4, illustrates the oscillatory member for actuating the striker.

Figure 5, is a development of the stamping for the receiver hook.

Figure 6, illustrates the reciprocating actuator for imparting movement to the striker actuator.

Figure 7, is a view of the striker.

The device herein described differs somewhat materially trom similar devices in the art, in that to all purposes and intents, it is a replica of the ordinary standard telephone set. It has no bell clamped to the standard, but in place thereof, the bell is arranged in the base of the device.

Serial No. 567,077.

In devices which have a bell clamped on the standard, the expense of production is considerable, inasmuch as a complete and somewhat expensive bell, with its striking mechanism, etc, must be clamped thereto, and provision made for operating the bell striking mechanism.

In the device herein described, an extremely simple and cheap construction is available due mainly to the fact that the gong or bell is located within the base oi the telephone set and that all of the parts are made from stampings of sheet metal.

Referring to the drawings, numeral 1, indicates a pressed up sheet metal base to which is secured a tubular standard 2, surmounted by a cap 3, which is drawn into the form of a bottle neck 41, and provides a pivot point 6, for the transmitter and mouth piece, 7, 8. The tubular standard 2, is blanked out from sheet metal and has tangs 9, which are perforated and provide a means of securing the standard to the base 1, and also support and secure a gong frame 10. The latter is also a stamping and has slots at diametrically opposite sides as at 11, 12, within which rests and rides a striker bar 13.

The gong support 10, is of convenient form to support a hell or gong 14, secured thereto by a screw 15.

The striker bar is grooved or slotted as at 16, and is engaged by the bifurcated end 17, of an oscillatory actuating lever 1.8. This lever 18, is a stamping pressed up and having lugs 19, with pivot openings thereto to engage a pivot 20. This pivot passes through the standard 2. The upper end of the actuator 18, is pressed into a form to embrace the lower end of a reciprocating plate 21, the latter sliding within the tubu lar standard 2, and connected at its upper end through a pivot with the lever of the receiver hook 28.

The reciprocating plate 21, has a groove 24, formed therein, said groove being substantially saw toothed. A pivot passes through the upper end 01 the oscillating lever 18, which embraces the plate 21, and this pivot extends through the saw toothed groove.

The lever 23 is pivoted to arms 25, which are a part of the standard 2, and said lever is normally held in its uppermost position by a spring 26.

It will be noted that all the parts described are formed from stampings or sheet metal which permits productive manufacture with exactitude. These stampings may be readily assen'ibled to provided a complete device.

There is, of course, a receiver element 27, having a cord 28, and a movement of this receiver, when on the hook lever 23, or a movement of the hook lever effects astriking of the bell or gong M, in such manner that it simulates the ringing of the ordinary telephone signal bell.

The operation of the device is immediately apparent. The receiver lever 22-3, when moved, reciprocates the plate 21. it reciprocation of the plate 21, transi s an oscillatory movement to the lever 18, and this, in turn, moves the st 'er l3,

oar which impinges against the aong or hell it, and produces the n cessar; simulation or" the telephone bell signal.

I am aware that toy telephones have been constructed with complete bell and bell striker mechanism clan'iped to the standard and designed to be actuated by the move ment oi the receiver lever.

The present device is to overcome the objection of the complete gong mechanism clamped to the standard and to provided a very simple device in which the gong is hidden from view. It is still capable of operation by a movement of the receiver lever.

The exact form and the construction of the various parts is immaterial, although it is preferred to make them from sheet metal stampings for the sake oi economy.

Amongt the important advantages incident to my invention is that the bell, which is a sound-producing device responsive to the movements of the arm or lever tor the receiver, and the connecting mechanism by which such sound-producing device is operated when the receiver arm vibrated, are encased within and concealed by the supporting parts of the toy, that is, the base and the standard thereof.

With this idea in view the bell and the specific operating mechanism therefor may be considered as typical, and broadly illustrative of sound-producing apparatus op eratively responsive to the movements of the arm on which the receiver is supported, although the specific embodiment of the invention illustrated is that form which I consider the most desirable and one that possesses specific novelty in itself.

lVhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A toy telephone consisting of base, a standard rising from the base, a receiver and transmitter, and a gong located in the base, and having a striker mechanism and a receiver hook connected with the striker mechanism for actuating the gong.

2. A toy telephone having a base, a gong mounted within the base, a standard rising li'rom the base and supporting a transmitter and a receiver hook lever, a receiver hook lever having one end connected with a reciprocating actuator plate, an actuator plate having a groove for oscillating a striker actuating lever and a reciprocating striker connected therewith for striking the gong.

3. 1h toy telephone having a base, a gong support mounted within the base and a gong on said support, a reciprocating striker mounted in the gong support, a standard, a pivoted lever terminating in receiver hook mounted in the standard, actuator plate connected with said lever so a to we moved thereby, and an oscillatory ker actuator connected with the actuator to so as to be vibrated thereby and conwith the reciprocating striker for mg the gong. 1'. in a toy telephone in con'ihination. a hollow base, agong support and gong mounted within the base, a standard sup porting a pivoted receiver supporting lever and a transmitter, an intermediate gong striking mechanism arranged within the standard and means connected with the receiver supporting lever for actuating the striker of the gong.

In a toy telephone in combination, a base, a gong mounted within the base, a striker tor the gong, a standard rising from the base and supporting the pivot for t io receiver lever, lever shaped to support the receiver, a plate pivoted to the receiver lever and sliding within the standard in which is formed an irregular slot, a pivoted lover having one end engaging with the slotted plate so as to be vibrated thereby and with the opposite end connected with the striker whereby a movement of the receiver lei-er transmits a reciprocating movement to the striker to sound the gong.

6. in a toy telephone, a base, a supportand gong mounted within the b: e reciprocating striker in the gong suppoi c, standard secured to the base, a pivoted receiver lever mounted in the standard, a spring for normally holding the said lever in its uppermost position, a plate within the standard connected with the receiver lever, in which is formed an irregular slot, and an actuator lever for the striker pivoted within the standard and having operative engage ment with the slotted plate whereby it is caused to be vibrated the plate is moved.

7. A toy telephone, comprising a base, a hollow cylindrical standard rising therefrom formed at its lower end with laterally extending perforated tangs, a gong frame l ll l it

located within the base, means passing through the said tangs and uniting together the base, standard and gong frame, a gong within the base supported by said frame, and mechanism within the standard for ringing the gon 8. A toy telephone, comprising a base, a hollow standard rising therefrom, a gong frame supported within the base having diametrically opposite slots, a gong supported by the frame, a striker mounted within the said opposite slots in the gong frame adapted to strike the gong when reciprocated, and means for operating the striker.

9. In a toy telephone, a hollow base, a hollow standard rising therefrom, a gong supported Within the hollow base, a striker for the gong consisting of a freely movable bar, means for supporting the bar and cans ing it to move on straight lines so as to strike the gong as it is reciprocated, a lever mounted within the standard having one end in loose engagement with the striker,

Y arranged when moved on its pivot to operate the striker, and mechanism for vibrating the lever located within the standard and extending to the outside thereof so it may be manipulated.

10. In a toy telephone, a columnar desk transmitter stand, a receiver hook pivoted upon said stand, a receiver mountable on said hook, a bell within the stand, and means within the stand and actuated by the movement of said hook to ring the bell.

11. In a toy telephone, a hollow stand, a hook extending into the stand, and a dummy receiver mountable on said hook, of a bell within said stand, and means springheld within the stand, and actuated by the movement of said hook for ringing the said bell.

12. A toy telephone consisting of a base, a standard rising from the base, a receiver, a transmitter, a vibratable arm on which the receiver is supported, a sound-producing device concealed within the base, and connecting means between the vibratable arm and the sound-producing device, whereby the latter is responsive in its operations to the movements of the vibratable arm.

13. A toy telephone consisting of a hollow base, a hollow standard rising from the base, a receiver, a transmitter, a vibratable arm supported on the standard having its inner end extending into the same and its outer end adapted to support the receiver, a sound-producing device concealed within the base, and connecting means within the hollow standard between the inner end of the vibratable arm and the sound-producing device, whereby the latter is responsive in its operations to the movements of the vibratable arm.

14:. In a toy telephone consisting of a base, standard, receiver and transmitter, of a movable telephone element adapted for connection with a sound-producing device and extending exteriorly of the base and standard, a sound-producing device concealed within the base and connecting means between said sound-producing device and the movable element of the telephone whereby the former is responsive in its operations to the movements of the latter.

GEORGE A. WEST, 

